Macross Models 3D colelction

[PointBlankSniper]

Tthe two 171 schemes actually kinda seem to work lol

[guyxxed]

Yeah, I kind of feel the same.  The Al Shahal scheme looks pretty good, overall, was just hoping to find something more unique.  I tried a green scheme thinking it could look more "military", but it was pretty awful. 😆  Ain't broke, don't fix, guess.

[guyxxed]

Here we go.  Not exciting, but I think it's a decent CF version for the VF-24.  Color from the SMS 25A slapped over the pattern from the 171/NUNS scheme.  I might have one more thing to try here, but otherwise I think the 24 project has run its course with me.  At least, until inspiration (or boredom) strike again!  😉 

[PointBlankSniper]

What works works lol

[guyxxed]

Okay, I lied.  😉  I had some time at lunch and was motivated, so banged this out.  A VF-24F version based on one of the discarded Kawamori head designs that I liked.  This is a bit more Macross than the Zentradi Helmet head, so maybe more to folks' liking.  Enjoy!

[PointBlankSniper]

That's one of my favs from the 31 sketch sheet. Amazing lunch break job 😁

[guyxxed]

Thanks, that one jumped out at me as well.  I have half an idea for a B/D/G style head and/or a two seater trainer version, but those will have to wait until I get through a few other things.  In the meanwhile, updated the google link to add the 24F model for anyone who wants to play with it.  Enjoy!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MEqAULkJDzBoGyFBrgRHBX7C7_ZVdfcg?usp=sharing

[guyxxed]

Aaand, on to the next project!  😉  Still early but here's what I'm working on next.  In playing with the Al Shahal map, it was quickly becoming apparent that while I have a hard drive full of fighters now, there are pretty much no civilian craft available anywhere.  I had made a couple of commercial versions of Zentradi craft to use as background freight haulers but wanted to fill out the spaceport with something more human oriented and decided to start here.  I plan to make the Walkure shuttle as well (both are very simple shapes, which is nice), but may need to get inventive since I'm not aware of any other small to mid-size civilian ships in the "official" setting materials besides the container ships seen in Delta.  Anyway, hope to have some preliminary textured version of the starliner soon.

[guyxxed]

Largely done except for the cleanup.  I also need to figure out landing gear and the folding wings, but this gives me what I was after to help fill in the spaceport background.  Made a livery based on Juneyao Airlines as well because it's interesting and also why not?  😉  Happy holidays, everyone.  See you in the next year.

[PointBlankSniper]

That is indeed very airline lol.

Well done and happy holidays to you too. 🎅🎄

[Seto Kaiba]

On 12/23/2025 at 3:50 PM, guyxxed said:

Largely done except for the cleanup.  I also need to figure out landing gear and the folding wings, but this gives me what I was after to help fill in the spaceport background.  Made a livery based on Juneyao Airlines as well because it's interesting and also why not?  😉  Happy holidays, everyone.  See you in the next year.

Ooo, that came out really well.  

I'd say don't worry overmuch about the wings, since they kind of mysteriously retract seamlessly into the edge of the airframe in a manner that suggests the designer probably did not think too hard about it themselves.

[guyxxed]

Well, thank you! It helps that it's a pretty simple shape, overall, but I was happy with how it came out.  And, yeah, the wings were obviously thrown in after the fact as a cool gimmick for the landing sequence.  Even with the most amazing memory metals, what's shown in the screenshots is gigantic and probably as much mass as the whole passenger section.  The landing gear also has to be pretty weird, since the one shot we get of the plane on the ground shows the nacelles clearly off the surface, but not really folded up at all, so the gear must be like stilts.  😉  I have so far decided to do exactly what the animators did and ignore it and not put it anywhere that I need to figure that out.

[Seto Kaiba]

4 minutes ago, guyxxed said:

Well, thank you! It helps that it's a pretty simple shape, overall, but I was happy with how it came out.  And, yeah, the wings were obviously thrown in after the fact as a cool gimmick for the landing sequence.  Even with the most amazing memory metals, what's shown in the screenshots is gigantic and probably as much mass as the whole passenger section.  The landing gear also has to be pretty weird, since the one shot we get of the plane on the ground shows the nacelles clearly off the surface, but not really folded up at all, so the gear must be like stilts.  😉  I have so far decided to do exactly what the animators did and ignore it and not put it anywhere that I need to figure that out.

It's possible it doesn't have traditional landing gear. 

After all, it's a fold-capable aerospaceliner, so it's got gravity control capabilities.  It may just be landing on skids or potentially even just hovering there on gravity control levitation.

[pengbuzz]

8 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

It's possible it doesn't have traditional landing gear. 

After all, it's a fold-capable aerospaceliner, so it's got gravity control capabilities.  It may just be landing on skids or potentially even just hovering there on gravity control levitation.

If it's the latter, they must have a cradle of some kind to hold it during maintenance/ refurbishment downtimes.

 

[sketchley]

In those screenshots—are the wings on the starliner merely copied over from the VF-25?!?

Aside from being lengthened and the SMS logo removed, they look exactly the same.  Even the angled bits in the red stripes and the vernier thruster nozzles match up!

[guyxxed]

No idea  but given the number of shortcuts they took in other areas, it wouldn't surprise me.  The wings are on screen for all of about 30 seconds, and feel very much like a last minute add to create some interest during the atmosphere entry scene, so I can't see the animators spending any more time than they absolutely needed to on it.  (As a kit basher myself, it's an approach I can fully sympathize with! 😉)

[guyxxed]

Moving on to working on the Walkure shuttle now in order to further add to my stable of civilian craft.  For such a simple shape, that nose section is proving surprisingly difficult to get right, but I think I'm starting to get close.